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Crops

Common Plants of the Western Rangelands - Volume 3: Forbs (Jan 23)

Ag Engineering

Apply for the Environmental Stewardship and Climate Change Producer Program (Feb 6)

Business & Economics

Alberta wheat farmers and the SR&ED tax credit (Feb 22) Determining a reasonable crop land rental rate (Feb 22) Employment in Alberta's agri-food industries in 2018 (Feb 15) Fed steer and hay markets update (Feb 15) Input wanted from Alberta fruit and vegetable producers (Feb 15) Register for the Doing Business in the U.K. webinar (Feb 15) Protein premiums for wheat (Feb 6) Canada's Ag Day in Alberta (Jan 31)

Crops

Crop variety - the spice of life, or money in the bank? (Feb 22) Pulse processing at the Food Processing Development Centre (Feb 22) Crop varieties factsheets now available (Feb 6) Make a difference with good crop rotation (Feb 6) 2019 Alberta Pulse Industry Innovator Award (Jan 31) Grain dryer components and the FEAP Program (Jan 31) Learn how to farm hemp (Jan 31) New chair and vice-chair for Alberta Wheat Commission (Jan 31)

Diseases/Insects/ Pests

Three additional insect forecast and survey maps now available (Jan 25) Insect forecast and survey maps now available (Dec 12) Herbicide resistance - coming to a field near you (Nov 29) Celebrating 10 Years -- Alberta Agriculture and Forestry's Premises Identification System (Nov 20)

Food & Ag Processing

Snack food consumer demand and trends (Feb 15) Farmers' markets and food regulations webinar (Feb 6) Government of Canada supports new tools to manage Canada's agricultural workforce (Jan 25) Investing in improvements to practices and standards for dairy farmers (Jan 25) Register for Getting into Farmers' Markets workshop (Jan 25) Taste of Canada held in Chicago (Jan 25) Register for International Food & Drink in London (Jan 18) Getting into Local Foods workshop (Jan 4)

Learning & 4H

Apply now for the 2019 Summer Farm Employment Program (Jan 31) Olds College Welcomes New Director, Applied Research, Centre of Innovation (Jan 18) 4-H clubs and conference update (Nov 7) Getting involved in agriculture education (Nov 7) Show your 4-H colours (Oct 30)

Livestock

Federal government invests in industry-led animal welfare activities (Feb 22) Cattle and cold temperatures (Feb 6) Order your heritage chicks (Feb 6) Livestock producers receive tax relief for 2018 (Jan 31) Still time to register for Ranching Opportunities 2019 (Jan 31) Register for the Feed What You Need webinar (Jan 18) Aherne Innovation Prize at 2019 Banff Pork Seminar shared by two winners (Jan 4) Alberta Milk now accepting applications for New Entrant Assistance Program (Jan 4)

Rural Services

Alberta Agriculture and Forestry at Ag Expo (Feb 22) Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program announced (Feb 15) Enhancing farm safety in Alberta (Feb 15) Safety strategies around rural bodies of water (Jan 25) Nurturing mental health and wellness on the farm (Jan 18) Smart Parkland survey (Jan 18) Still time to register for Ladies Livestock Lessons (Jan 4) Apply for the Local Rural Crime Watch Grant (Dec 12)

Soil/Water/Air

Gases in groundwater (Oct 30)

Statistics

Minimum wage and Alberta's agri-food workers (Oct 30)

Weather & Climate

Weather situation as of February 22, 2019 (Feb 22) Cold weather update as of February 7, 2019 (Feb 6) Moisture situation update as of January 6, 2019 (Jan 4) Moisture situation update as of December 10, 2018 (Dec 12) Moisture situation update as of November 12, 2018 (Nov 15) Moisture situation update as of October 28, 2018 (Oct 30)

Ag Engineering

Well pits and well pit conversions (Feb 1) Ten years of Working Well workshops (Jan 17) Working Well workshops (Jan 16) What to do with an abandoned water wells (Jan 15) Farm Water Supply Program (Jan 4)

Business & Economics

Make the most of being a host farm at Open Farm Days (Mar 12) Weekly livestock market summary (Mar 11) Advance Payments Program (Mar 6) Crop land rental arrangement options (Mar 5) Crop land rental agreements (Mar 4) Weekly livestock market summary (Mar 4) Weekly grains and oilseeds market summary (Mar 1) Food regulations webinar for farmers' markets (Feb 27)

Crops

Spring termination of hay land (Mar 13) Benefits of a diverse crop rotation (Mar 6) Look beyond yield when choosing a new variety (Feb 20) Assessing new crop varieties (Feb 19) Varietal factsheets available. (Feb 12) Grain dryer components and the FEAP Program (Feb 5) New research chair at the University of Alberta (Feb 1) Cocktail cover crop workshop (Jan 30)

Diseases/Insects/ Pests

Blue Book now available (Mar 8) Bee workshops (Feb 22) Cereal disease trends (Feb 21) Basic Bee Culture workshops (Feb 19) Canola diseases (Feb 12) Importance of field scouting (Jan 18) Insect outlook for 2019 - bertha armyworm, grasshopper, cabbage seedpod weevil. (Jan 17) Beekeeping courses (Jan 9)

Food & Ag Processing

Snack food trends (Feb 27) London's International Food and Drink Event (Jan 17) The new Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (Jan 16) Food trends in 2019 (Jan 8)

Food Safety

Investment in the dairy industry (Jan 31)

Learning & 4H

Agriculture Literacy Month (Mar 8) Summer Farm Employment Program (Feb 4)

Livestock

Resuscitating calves (Mar 8) Keeping calves healthy (Mar 4) Bringing thin cows back into condition (Mar 1) Calving tips (Mar 1) Feed intake and cold weather (Feb 28) Sheep shearing course (Feb 28) Funding for animal welfare activities (Feb 21) Livestock Care Conference (Feb 15)

Rural Services

Fatigue and farm-related injuries (Mar 13) Agriculture Safety Week (Mar 12) Building safety on the farm (Mar 11) AgriStability deadline (Mar 7) Keeping youth safe on the farm (Mar 7) New certificate at Olds College (Mar 7) Farm Health and Safety Producer Grant Program (Mar 5) Western Canada Hemp Industry conference (Mar 5)

Soil/Water/Air

Spring fertilizer requirements (Mar 13) Nitrogen losses (Mar 12) Learning from soil tests (Mar 11) Remediation and restoration in the watershed event (Mar 6) Learn about irrigation at Ag Expo (Feb 25) Alberta Health and Working Well program (Feb 12) Feedback on the Working Well program (Feb 7) Working Well program (Feb 6)

Statistics

Employment in Alberta's agri-food industries (Feb 28)

Trade

Trade opportunities in the United Kingdom (Feb 26) Canadian agri-food exports (Jan 31) Canadian agri-food trade exports (Jan 30)

Food & Ag Processing

Food News, January 2019 (Jan 17) Food News, November 2018 (Nov 19) Food News, October 2018 (Nov 5)

Business & Economics

Getting the best ROI on your Volunteer Contributions (Oct 30) What are the benefits of membership in industry / grower associations? (Oct 30)

Crops

Disease of the Month - Edema (Jan 31) Hort Morsels - Bits and Pieces - Hort Snacks - February 2019 (Jan 31) Hort Snacks - February 2019 (Jan 31) Insect of the Month - Scale Insects (Jan 31) Things to Do / Things to Think About This Month - February 2019 (Jan 31) Time for an upgrade? -- Recognizing and implementing change (Jan 31) Upcoming Conferences / Workshops (Jan 31) 2018 - A Year in Review (Dec 12)